# The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020, Regulation 4: Application

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to—
(a) United Kingdom ships, wherever they may be; and
(b) other ships while they are within United Kingdom waters or controlled waters.
(2) These Regulations do not apply to any—
(a) warship;
(b) naval auxiliary ship; or
(c) other ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/621/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-pollution-by-garbage-from-ships-regulations-2020/regulation-4
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